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Cassandra Stephenson

Anonymously Vent to Trained Listeners

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Photo by Allison HubbardA free app and website, 7 Cups of Tea that facilitates anonymous conversations between trained listeners and users who want to vent about their life, is now working on specifying services to college campuses. The service aims to provide users with an outlet to voice issues, loneliness or other life struggles. Volunteer listeners message with users via … [Read more...] about Anonymously Vent to Trained Listeners

Interviews to be Held in Search for New Dean

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Photo by Jenna AguileraThe search for the new Seaver dean will be opened to student and staff comments in the next two weeks as candidates are brought in for open, town-hall style interviews. The interviews will begin with Dr. Gary Selby on Feb. 16 and Dr. Michael Feltner on Feb. 17, with two more candidates to be announced via email shortly before their interviews Feb. 23 and … [Read more...] about Interviews to be Held in Search for New Dean

Obama Proposes Free Community College Education

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If President Barack Obama has his way, students across the country could soon have access to two free years of community college. Obama announced his proposal of a program called America’s College Promise in a video posted on Facebook on Jan. 8 in a preview of the State of the Union address, which he delivered Tuesday night. “Put simply, what I’d like to do is … [Read more...] about Obama Proposes Free Community College Education

Pepperdine Raises $470M

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Photos by Jenna Aguilera A crowd of men and women bedecked in suits, ties and dresses buzzed with conversation over the sound of live jazz music. They were gathered at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel to celebrate a record-breaking success in Pepperdine’s fundraising history: the Campaign for Pepperdine, which surpassed the goal of $450 million to bring in a total of $470,849,319 … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Raises $470M